"Stranger" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).

This song first appeared on the band's 10th studio album, Secret Messages.

The small quiet opening is one of the many messages that takes place in this album.

"[1] Cash Box called the song "a lovely McCartneyesque vocal and ballad about...a small town boy anxiously facing the rest of the world, finding his first girl, and resolving never to return.

Jeff Lynne (2001 – Secret Messages Remaster)